ITEM DETAILS
Exhibit Type:	Ethnographic Collection
Code:	ANT00120
Name:	Japanese amulet 護符
Acquisition
Date acquired:	1996/06/28
Collector:	Prof. Sidney CHEUNG
Acquisition method:	Summer Fieldtrip, Purchase
Donated/ presented by (if a gift):
Geographic Origin:	Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan 日本，北海道，登別
Conditions when acquired:	Complete
Preservation and repairing method(s):	Not required
Description and identification
Authenticity of the item (only for archaeological items):
Material (not applicable for archaeological replicas):	Porcelain, straw, metal, textile, paper 瓷器，稻草，金屬，織物，紙
Colour:	yellow (straw); bronze (bell); red and blue (ghost figures)
No. of pieces:
Measurement (cm):	24 (L)
Ethnic origin:	Japanese
Function/usage:	Tourist souvenir, Ornamental 旅遊紀念品，裝飾
Date item was made:
Application after acquisition (e.g. used for teaching, exhibition etc):
Additional information:	Porcelain ghost figures with a bronze bell, a small piece of paper and a piece of cloth with Japanese characters on straw plate. Used for prevention of foot ailment, to promote sweet marriage, and safety of transportation and household.
Storage:
Present Location (if not same with usual storage):
Remarks:	3007
First recorded by:	Catherine Wong (2007)